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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>General Forum</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/13.aspx</link><description>The main Meeting Place for BeoWorld members, and the place for General Questions, Answers and things to say! 
If you have any questions about anything Bang &amp;amp; Olufsen related - please ask. If you have anything to say - please tell!</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)</generator><item><title>Re: mailbox birmingham</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/143461.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:44:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:143461</guid><dc:creator>notsolittledave</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/143461.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=143461</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi, &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Not related to him no&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: mailbox birmingham</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/143025.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:46:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:143025</guid><dc:creator>BeoLad</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/143025.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=143025</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi notsolittledave&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Are you the guy who is related to Aidrian Tams ? I think your ( or someone there is from walsall )&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: mailbox birmingham</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/143020.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:13:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:143020</guid><dc:creator>notsolittledave</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/143020.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=143020</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;The Mailbox store in Birmingham is reopen and has been since July. There is no talks of B &amp;amp; O moving out of the Mailbox shopping center and there never has been. I am one of the lucky ones to be working at the Mailbox B &amp;amp; O store. There is plans for the store and none of it includes moving out due to costs or expenses. The store is doing well and hitting targets. We are going no-where.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dave&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: mailbox birmingham</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/131355.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:36:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:131355</guid><dc:creator>shadowline</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/131355.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=131355</wfw:commentRss><description>If your lucky&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: mailbox birmingham</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/131238.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:08:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:131238</guid><dc:creator>Jerryatrick</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/131238.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=131238</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;And I received one this morning inviting me in for a coffee &amp;amp; to drool over the money saving offers currently available.&amp;nbsp; Hmm!&amp;nbsp; Methinks, there will be even better offers in the coming months.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;John&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: mailbox birmingham</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/131181.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:13:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:131181</guid><dc:creator>deaddruid</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/131181.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=131181</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Good news!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yesterday I received a mailshot from B&amp;amp;O to tell me that, due to the demise of the Worcester store, my details will be passed to the Cheltenham store.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today I received one from the Mailbox to say that they have reopened.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps tomorrow I&amp;#39;ll get one saying that the Worcester store is back, since it was the store-room for the Mailbox.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mark&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: mailbox birmingham</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/126674.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:30:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:126674</guid><dc:creator>BeoLad</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/126674.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=126674</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;From what I have heard B&amp;amp;O uk are taking it over and running it, they will possibly be moving out the Mailbox due to high costs on rent and percentages on sales per year!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There has been a few dealers closing up and down the country, its the current climate plus too much monet being spent on advertising thats causing problems.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: mailbox birmingham</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/126394.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:29:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:126394</guid><dc:creator>Sinead</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/126394.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=126394</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;The store will be re opening in approx 2weeks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: mailbox birmingham</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/125793.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:47:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:125793</guid><dc:creator>moxxey</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/125793.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=125793</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Yep, Mailbox store is re-opening soon, Worcester is closed for good. Products are back with B&amp;amp;O UK. BUT proceed with care - my beef with B&amp;amp;O UK at the moment is that it appears that they&amp;#39;re selling these goods to end users, without testing, cleaning or checking the products. Really.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Compare this to Apple. Ex-demo and refurbished products go through an internal testing period, parts replaced (before test), new components such as mouse, cables and so on added to box. Re-boxed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With the stores, as I&amp;#39;ve mentioned in the past, 4 stores in one local area is way too much. Take a look through the B&amp;amp;O website and there are still stores in very small towns and way too many for a small territory such as the UK. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: mailbox birmingham</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/125737.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:45:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:125737</guid><dc:creator>PUC1975</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/125737.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=125737</wfw:commentRss><description>Opens Monday the 30th June 08 i think&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: mailbox birmingham</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/108568.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:51:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:108568</guid><dc:creator>9 LEE</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/108568.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=108568</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Things are looking very bleak for many dealers, and i think it will be a case of survival of the fittest over the next few years at least.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;m sure it will find its balance though, and once the fat is trimmed off the company will be a lot leaner and stability may return!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lee&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: mailbox birmingham</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/108567.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:28:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:108567</guid><dc:creator>355f</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/108567.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=108567</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/Themes/default/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;deaddruid:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Worcester store looked very closed the other day. I wonder where the stock has gone...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mark&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just the start of many many store closures im afraid. I would expect that BnO have taken the stock back.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: mailbox birmingham</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/108554.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:51:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:108554</guid><dc:creator>deaddruid</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/108554.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=108554</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;The Worcester store looked very closed the other day. I wonder where the stock has gone...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mark&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: mailbox birmingham</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/108262.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:25:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:108262</guid><dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/108262.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=108262</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Just had a look at the B&amp;amp;O website and both stores are no longer listed on the &lt;a href="http://www.bang-olufsen.com/page.asp?id=4" title="locator"&gt;store locator.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Craig&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/01.gif" alt="Smile" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: mailbox birmingham</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/108248.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:55:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:108248</guid><dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/108248.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=108248</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/Themes/default/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Iconic-AV:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;p&gt;dont worry from what i understand there is absolutely no shortage of b+o for sale in birmingham&amp;nbsp; &lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /&gt;&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/05.gif" alt="Wink" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;jay&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Good reply Jay.&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /&gt; As for the Mailbox reopening I think this will only be with new owners. If it happens.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Craig&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/01.gif" alt="Smile" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>